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Article: The case for investigative journalism.
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- Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
- Article date:
- May 22, 2009
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There is a large amount of power in the media and it is being felt," with these words, Seymour Hersch explained the significance of investigative journalism in the 21st century at the Arab Media Forum in Dubai last week. Some would argue, why investigative journalism?
There are other tools, such as analytical writing, narrative, etc. To those I would say, yes the media does its job but it takes a true journalist, an improviser, one who sees the story unfolding to classify as an investigative journalist. Others would say the nature of politics in the West does not apply to us. Indeed it does not, but the tool of investigative journalism does.
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